Role of Ultrasound in Managing Cervical Polyps During Pregnancy.

No definitive management guidelines exist for cervical polyps during pregnancy. Ultrasound can aid in creating a treatment plan by assessing the type of polyp and source of symptomatology. Three pregnant patients in the first, second, and third trimesters of pregnancy presented with polyps.

'How come they don't talk about it in school?' Identifying adolescent barriers to PrEP use.

Although 21% of new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diagnoses in the United States are in youth aged 13-24 years, adolescent awareness and uptake of the HIV prevention medication pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) are low. This study explores the attitudes and challenges that adolescents face while taking PrEP. Thirty interviews were conducted with Black and Latine (we use the gender-inclusive term Latine rather than Latinx for more appropriate Spanish pronunciation) students aged 15-17 who received care at school-based health centers (SBHCs) in the Bronx, NY.

Psychosocial response of infertile patients to COVID-19-related delays in care at the epicenter of the global pandemic.

Background: The aim of this study was to describe the psychosocial response of the infertile population whose care was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: A web-based cross-sectional survey was administered to 117 infertile patients at our Center who had their infertility treatment delayed due to suspension of care at our hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey consisted of 52-question multiple-choice questions including the Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) instruments.

Impaired option generation underpins deficient reasoning in Parkinson's disease patients with apathy.

Apathy is a debilitating neurological syndrome known to be associated with executive dysfunction, particularly affecting abstract reasoning. However, the underlying cognitive mechanism remains unclear. Recently, it has been proposed that one cognitive process disrupted in apathy is option generation.

Safety of long-term intrathecal methotrexate in progressive forms of MS.

Background: There are few treatment options for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with advanced disability [expanded disability status scale (EDSS) ⩾ 6.0]. In 2010, we reported initial results of using intrathecal methotrexate (ITMTX) in patients with progressive MS.